Regardless of having been downloaded practically 23 million instances, the JetBrains AI Assistant has acquired unhealthy evaluations on the corporate’s JetBrains Market web site, prompting JetBrains to take away among the evaluations.
Unveiled in December 2023, the JetBrains AI Assistant charges solely 2.3 stars out of a potential 5 stars on the corporate’s scores system, with 851 whole scores as of Might 1. “I’ve been a long-time consumer of JetBrains IDEs and usually recognize the considerate tooling they provide,” reviewer Haso Keric wrote. “Sadly, the AI Assistant doesn’t stay as much as the identical customary. It feels bolted on fairly than built-in, and it rapidly turns into extra of a novelty than a productiveness software.” A number of reviewers described the software as having uneven auto-completion efficiency, whereas a number of others stated that their evaluations had been eliminated. “My earlier remark was deleted with none particular cause. Jetbrains appears to be deleting adverse evaluations, which destroyed my confidence and belief on this firm. They don’t worth their prospects and their suggestions anymore,” reviewer Juraj Nemec wrote.
In a Reddit submit underneath the identify of mutegazer, a JetBrains consultant stated some evaluations had been eliminated as a result of they concerned an already-solved situation, whereas others had been eliminated due to coverage violations reminiscent of swearing. Damaging or optimistic posts about present AI Assistant conduct have remained, mutegazer wrote. The JetBrains rep acknowledged that the corporate might have dealt with the removals higher. “Nuking a number of evaluations without delay and not using a heads-up regarded shady,” mutegazer wrote. “At the least, we should always’ve posted a discover and offered extra particulars to the authors.”